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First full-scale Hyperloop capsule unveiled in Spain

The first full size Hyperloop capsule has been unveiled in Spain by Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) and Spanish...

FRA to relaunch Railroad Safety Advisory Committee

FRA Administrator Ron Batory Photo – Progressive Railroading file photo The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is relaunching the...

Bullet Train Developer Locks In Up To $300M Investment From Japanese Backers

In the latest saga to introduce a high-speed, public transportation network in Texas, the developers of one proposal have secured backing...

Chicago to Cleveland in 28 minutes? Supporters working to make hyperloop a reality

Chicago to Pittsburgh in 45 minutes? To Cleveland in 28? That might sound like the stuff of science fiction, but serious people, and...

KCS, customs and border officials advance Secure Corridor strategy

KCS President and CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer (fourth from the right) helped open a secondary exam station in Laredo Aug. 10. In August,...

Flying Trains and Flying Whales: Radical New Ideas for Freight Transportation

Courtesy of Dahir Semenov (Facebook) The future of rail transportation literally may be up in the air. Entrepreneurs and engineers from...

Germany Just Rolled Out the World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Trains

ALL ABOARD Hydrogen fuel cells are a greener way to power vehicles. But they have also been cost-prohibitive. Today, though, that’s...

NY: Goats on Subway Tracks Head to Upstate Sanctuary

Police arrived on the scene, tranquilized the male goats, and took them to an animal shelter. The shelter contacted Farm Sanctuary. Two...

Collaborative approaches, technological advances top Batory’s agenda at the FRA

In late 2016, Ron Batory was planning his retirement from Conrail. Come some point in early 2017, he was ready to start the good life...

China, Japan set to sign up to 30 joint ventures in foreign infrastructure markets

Rail superpowers Japan and China are to go ahead with long-discussed moves to cooperate on overseas infrastructure projects, with...